Here’s just a quick little look into Kate and Reid’s Day After portrait session! This was mostly manned by Allana Taranto as Krista hurt her leg just as the Bride and Groom took off on their bikes :( Alas, they still look pretty cute…
They followed the tradition of my wedding and tied PBR cans to their vehicles of choice…
Reid kept getting his tangled.
The parents tried to help…
And that was about it for the cans! Haha.
So you all know by now how small and intimate this wedding of my sister’s was. As you can see they were married in the front yard of our beach rental house on Ocean Boulevard in San Diego. Kate and Reid got everyone together the morning of the wedding, made pancakes and set everyone to work. Everyone had a little task to do to help bring the day together, nothing too hard though :) Reid’s mom made her famous carrot cake, Reid’s dad and sister grilled, my mom made cocktails, my dad and Reid’s sister strung up Kate’s paper cranes for decoration, Reid’s sister-in-law found a florist who specialized in last minute arrangements, it was really pretty wonderful. Kate and I went out to get our nails and hair done, the boys went to get a fresh shave and when we came back to the house, all the little details were coming together and for a change we got to be surprised!
Kate folded these secretly for months…
There they are, hard at work :)
Mom doing her cocktail magic.
Yummmmm…
There were other cocktails involved too… ;)
Donna and her amazing cake.
Kate and Reid made these screen printed bags for everyone! That’s Kate’s dog “Pasta.”
I helped design these announcements and used pinholepress to print them ahead of time, Kate and Reid addressed them weeks before, and we all stuffed them the morning of and they were sent out the next day!
Now onto the good stuff! Here’s Kate’s amazing green amethyst ring from BHLDN. I try it on every time I see her…
Reid’s wedding band, he’s an engineer, what can I say…
Kate has nothing to worry about wearing heels around Reid, he’s 6’7″!
Kate says that her only requirement for her dress was that she could ride a bike in it, so when she found the gorgeous tea length dresses on French Knot Couture she sent in her measurements ASAP!
I did her makeup, in between fits of crying. At some point I seriously wasn’t sure if I could get any makeup to stay on her face!
Allana enjoyed playing in Kate’s petticoat :)
LOVE this from Allana.
Kate and I found these earrings online about a week before, aren’t they cool?!
I made her a little accent flower, she also wore a J.Crew neon sweater.
Reid had to do a little YouTube research on how to tie his bowtie.
Love love LOVE this!
The flowers were so bright and colorful.
Yup, just 13 people all together!
This was the view from our house. Killer!
Reid’s mom brought Kate a garter from Reid’s Aunt to wear as her something borrowed. She had a little inkling that they might be surprising everyone that week :)
So cute!
My mom set up some post-ceremony Limoncello for everyone.
AAAwwwwwwwwww……
Bride’s Hair: Grand Creation Salon
Bride’s dress and petticoat: French Knot Couture and Petticoat Junction
Bride’s cardigan: J.Crew
Bride’s earrings: White Owl
“Bridesmaid” attire: Anthropologie and J.Crew
Groom’s fresh shave: Vince’s Barber Shop
Groom’s attire: J.Crew
Bowtie: CCA Design
Flowers: Impulsive Flowers
Bride’s rings: Alex Monroe for BHLDN
Announcements: Designed by the bride and I, printed at PinholePress
Groom’s ring: Andys House
Canvas Tote Bags: Sams Banners
Photography: Krista Guenin for Krista Photography
Second Shooter, dream team member: Allana Taranto
Kate & Reid
OK here we go folks! This is a big one!
On August 21, 2010 my husband Dan and I were married in a little town in Central New York. It was a strangely cloudy Summer day, it threatened to rain, but miraculously stayed dry until 2 am when the party was winding down and the kegs just got tapped. Friends and family of ours came from all over to celebrate with us in Dan’s parents’ giant red barn. On the morning of that amazing day, while I couldn’t wait to see my dad and my grandmother and my soon-to-be-husband, duh :), for some reason, I was insanely, I mean SO excited about seeing my good friend Reid from college. And low and behold, as I popped out of the car a few minutes before the ceremony, there he was across the road, grinning from ear to ear. I have the picture in my head so clearly. Reid was not only at my wedding because he was a dear friend, I know now that Reid was there so that he could meet my sister. Gorgeous, tall, wearing a deep purple satin dress, she looked amazing, how could he resist?? And so it went. They danced the night away, emailed, texted, stalled, eventually visited each other in their respective cities, Kate not so subtlety uninvited me on a trip she and I had planned to go visit him over Christmas, hahaha…
Flash forward a year, my sister is really dating my best friend, WEIRD. But despite myself, I came to realize how amazing they were for each other. The more I thought about it the more I realized there could be no one else better for my sister, and no one else better for such a dear friend. So when Kate and Reid sat Dan and I down and told us they were planning a surprise New Year’s Eve wedding, we were absolutely thrilled. I had been helping Reid find the perfect ring for months, but I had no idea what tricks they had up their sleeves.
So those of us in the inner circle (Kate, Reid, me, Dan, Reid’s sister Erica, and our other good friend Cam) started planning, but mostly started trying to convince our families that “Wouldn’t a family vacation in San Diego be so fun??” We would all get to meet each other, go surfing, relax, and at least for my family, be able to send Kate off to her new life in California in style. Krista soon jumped on board, as well as Allana Taranto, as soon as I told them that Kate originally wanted ME to shoot it. They had pity on me thankfully… So I continued to avoid my parents, plotting in the background with Kate and Krista, writing my speech and writing the ceremony. And after two days of torturous silence in San Diego, the love birds finally told everyone “Surprise! We set a date! It’s tomorrow! Oh and we brought photographers, too!” So there is where we will start, I’ll hand it over to Krista now…
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Could you love the idea of a surprise wedding in San Diego any more?! Probably only if you live in New England :) I was SO excited to be enjoying slightly warmer weather and some fabulous sunsets over the ocean!
Surprise!! The wedding is tomorrow!! And p.s. Krista & Allana are lurking on the front porch, they’re going to photograph the whole weekend! Hooray! :)
Everyone was so excited for them!! A lot of families might have been upset or sad that they weren’t prepared, that they didn’t get to invite anyone else – but this family was just so thrilled to be there! They knew full well that Kate & Reid could have just eloped all by themselves, and it was actually really sweet that they included their entire family in the fun!
Rehearsal Dinner at Sushi Kuchi… Time for some Sake Bombs!!!
That would be CoCo’s Dan on the left… he’s totally my favorite part of this photo!
After a bunch of Sake Bombs, and a good night’s sleep, it was time for the wedding!! They pretty much did everything themselves, so CoCo was in charge of doing Kate’s make-up. No sooner did she start, she began crying like a baby! It was the sweetest moment!!!
Meanwhile, Reid was working hard to finish writing his vows! He’s thinking SO HARD! The next few shots of the guys are by Allana.
Once the vows were written it was time for beers, and fish tacos, and learning how to tie a bow tie on youtube…
Meanwhile, with the girls… It was time to get dressed! I love this shot Allana captured – pure joy!
Once they were dressed, it was time for the First Look!!
Reid would totally not open his eyes until he kissed her! He kept saying “I’m not going to look!”
Once they’d had their First Look, we invited the family out to start the show!
CoCo’s brother, Austin, was in charge of video! [He’s studying film at RIT, and even made a film that won him & CoCo a trip to Sundance!!! Super jealous…]
Walking down the aisle, by Allana
CoCo & Reid’s best bud, Cam were in charge of the ceremony – yes, Cam is wearing his graduation robe so he’ll look more ministerial…
Mr. Coco rocking the shades :)
Aw, CoCo’s crying again!
Gorgeous shot by Allana! Kate, you’re so beautiful!!!
Reading the vows off the Droid… why not?!
Love this series by Allana
CoCo’s reaction is PRICELESS!
This is what it looks like when your Best Friend marries your Sister and becomes your Brother, for real!
Their location was so great, we just had to walk across the street for portraits!
CoCo & Dan, our celebrity couple for the day. [Now, we just spent the last five minutes coming up with a celebrity couple name for them… Mr. & Mrs. CoCo, CoDan, DanCo, DoDo, The Boardmans… what’s your pick?!]
That’s one happy bunch of people!!!
Sunset silhouette by Allana, loving Reid’s laugh!
LOVE these two! The palm trees were making me so happy!
I keep telling my second shooters not to photograph my butt, but they keep doing it anyway… ;)
Gorgeous sunlight!
Totally a favorite!!!
Had to shoot by the cranes some more!
Then it was time for the Reception… EVERYONE gave a toast! It was SO sweet!!! There were SO many tears!!!
Aw, Dad!
“This is the reason we became friends!” Such a sweet toast by CoCo! I was crying…
Dancin’ in the kitchen… love these cuties!
Time to cut the cake! I am loving those bibs you guys!
First Dance… pretty sure it was Beauty and a Beat, haha!!
Get down!! ow!
Then they told me to put my camera down and enjoy the evening, but I HAD to shoot the silly string spectacular when the clock struck 12:00! [well, when the clock struck 12:00 on the East Coast – we were all to tired to stay up til midnight West Coast time, haha!]
Allana got this one – that’s me shooting photos and spraying silly string at the same time! You’ve got to multi-task! ;)
Happy New Year!!
How much did I LOVE this wedding?!?! Kate & Reid – thank you so much for bringing Allana and I out to San Diego to be a part of your fabulous surprise!!! It was so great getting to know you and your families finally, after hearing CoCo talk about you all for so long! I couldn’t be more excited for you two!! xoxo – Krista
To see more of this gorgeous Southern California Wedding – check out their album on Facebook!
I’m so excited to interrupt the schedule of better-late-than-never posts to bring you the lovely Rachel and Jon, my FIRST wedding as an Associate for Krista Photography! Wahoo!
Rachel and Jon are good friends of Krista’s so I was simultaneously super nervous and truly honored and excited to document their love! These two are complete sweethearts, fun-loving, gracious and all together wonderful. They were married on an otherwise gloomy January day at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. Rachel and Jon and their entire bridal party were such troopers! They braved the cold for their First Look and for some portraits and I was SO grateful, even though it was seriously GRAY out there! Thanks a lot New England :)
OK, here’s Rachel, isn’t she so cute?!
Rachel’s gorgeous dress! It was perfect for her!
Allana Taranto joined Krista and I, and hung out with me long enough to shoot some AWESOME ring shots for me :)
Amanda, one of Rachel’s bridesmaids, isn’t she killer?!
Love these two from Krista as Rachel got into her dress.
Everyone needs adoring bridesmaids like this :)
Allana ran and met up with Jon as he got ready as well.
Krista followed behind Rachel on her way to her First Look with her groom!
Allana stayed back to grab this.
Cuties!
Champions!
Watching the flower girls… LOVE!
The next few are form Allana, she circled around while I stayed in the aisle.
Here’s my view.
SO glad we had these two hang out by this cool wall! This is Krista’s.
And mine.
Making it “official!”
This is seriously my favorite… haha!
Allana’s…
Krista stayed back a bit during the toasts, I love seeing the Christmas lights outside!
Allana got this nice moment…
Aaaaannnnd seconds later I got this! YES.
Time to get DOWN! (Allana’s as well).
This girl was so amazing!
And one last portrait I snuck in before we were done for the night…I mean COME ON.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU Rachel and Jon, and all your wonderful friends and family. I’m sure we’ll be seeing each other at PLENTY of other weddings :)
Location and Catering: Hawthorne Hotel
Photography: CoCo Boardman for Krista Photography
Second Shooters: Krista Guenin and Allana Taranto
Horray!! It’s finally time to post my first official couple as an Associate for Krista Photography! Much more of these to come in 2013, but for now feast your eyes on the adorable Rachel and Jon!
After talking to Rachel about how her and Jon got engaged after hopping a fence at Lynch Park to sit on “their rock” over looking the ocean and Beverly Harbor, I knew we had to shoot there. I love going somewhere that has a real significance to the couple, and it didn’t hurt that Lynch Park is a super versatile space, with tons of cute little spots for these two to snuggle. I had seen these two at a couple of Krista’s weddings, as they are good friends of Krista’s, but we had never really met. So we had a really great time goofing around and getting to know each other a bit.We met up on a particularly gorgeous Fall evening, ran around, talked, laughed, ya know all that good stuff :)
FAVE!
Rachel has the BEST laugh!
This is at least *close* to “their rock” :)
HAHA!
I can’t get enough of these snuggles!
Thank you both for letting me photograph your joy and love! You both were so much fun, it was really great running around with you that day!
Come back Wednesday for their Salem wedding at the Hawthorne Hotel! (And of course, check out Facebook for more)
XOXO!
Christine and Vu went all out on their details! From their gorgeous calligraphy to Christine’s gardenia bouquet, to their adorable and impeccable use of Scrabble letters, they were not messing around! I’m just going to let you get a little jealous for a minute here, I’ll catch up with ya in a sec…
Check out Vu’s cufflinks with their engagements pictures inside!! EEEeee!
Gimmee.
Gardenia’s what a dream!
I mean St. Cecilia’s was so bright and beautiful.
Meticulous!
Love the “SH” for Sweet Heart table!
CHECK OUT that detailing. This cake was killer!
And YA KNOW we had to do some scrabble ring shots, who could resist?!
We have these wonderful people to thank for such a lovely day! Not to mention Christine and Vu! Thank you all! It was such a pleasure!
Vendor information:
Location: Exchange Conference Center
Invitations and Stationary: Designed by the bride
Rings: Barmakian Jewelers
Caterer: East Meets West
Flowers: Whole Foods Fresh Pond
Wedding Dress: Paloma Blanca from Madeleine’s Daughter
Shoes: Stuart Weitzman
Bridesmaid Dresses: J.Crew
Bridesmaid Necklaces: Petitor
Bridesmaid Earrings: J.Crew
Make-Up: Lauren and Sadie from Sarra
Hair: Wedding Tresses, bride’s up-do by Kris Pavao
Tuxedos: Men’s Wearhouse
Cake: Konditor Meister
DJ: Pete O’Karma from Beat Train DJs
Lighting: Boston Uplights
Photography: Krista Guenin for Krista Photography
Second Shooter: Erin Chapman
Assistant: Casey Atkins
Christine and Vu started their day off at the Renaissance Waterfront in Boston, where they were both surrounded by their family and MANY groomsmen and bridesmaids. It made for a super fun atmosphere. The girls were primped, the guys got pizza, typical right??
Let’s start off with a shot from Krista’s Widelux, shot on Tri-X 35mm/ISO 400
THAT VEIL. Just stunning.
Krista was joined by the lovely Erin Chapman, who hung out with the dudes as they prepped.
HAHA! Yes he is wearing his suit bag over his clothes.
Again. THAT VEIL.
Then over to St. Cecilia’s for their gorgeous ceremony!
Love this moment from Erin.
Krista’s assistant Casey Atkins grabbed this from the balcony, so fun!
So pretty!
Making it “official” on FB… :)
This was shot on Krista’s Holga, with Kodak Tri-X 120mm film.
Christine did a quick hair change before the reception, which for all you ladies getting married in the Summer, this was SUCH a good idea on such a hot and humid day! Who doesn’t want to look their best ALL day??
Love this angle on the first dance!
You may recognize this lovely lady from our Christmas card this year! WE LOVE HER.
A creative use of their Scrabble details (more on that Friday)!
However hot it was that day it was all totally worth it! What a love fest this was! Thank you both from the bottom of our hearts!!
And we’ll se you all Friday for their creative and cute Scrabble details! DON’T miss it! And check Facebook in the meantime :)
Hey everyone!! Guess what I’m over HALF WAY DONE blogging all of our lovely better-late-than-never couples. Woohoo! I hope you all, especially all you couples, have enjoyed seeing these weddings pop up here every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. It definitely feels like a labor of love but I could not be happier with the results. And THANK YOU all for checking in on us over here and thank you couples for patiently waiting your turn!
OK! On to Christine & Vu! Krista met up with tese two lovebirds down in Newport, RI while they were on vacation. Is that not the BEST time to get your engagement pictures done?? You’re tan, you’re relaxed, and the only schedule you have to work around is dinner plans, or when you scheduled that much needed massage. MMmmmm massage…
Anyways! Krista hung out with these two all over Newport, they got drinks, ice cream, all the good stuff! But most of all they spent the day goofing around and laughing. Just how we like it.
Doesn’t Christine have such a beautiful smile?!
You know we love people in trees…
HAHA!
Woo that light!
This too, dang!
Then off for some ice cream! Yummmmm…
And then for some Dark and Stormy’s! Definitely one of my favorite Summer drinks.
Thank you both for being so fun you two! Everyone thanks for checking these two cuties out! Come back on Wednesday for their wedding and in the mean time run on over to Facebook for more!
The Harvard Faculty Club was such a wonderful venue to work in for Lillie and Colin’s wedding. The building has so much character, the grounds are gorgeous, and the staff was fantastic. Done and done, oh and not to mention their amazing staircase! Ok let’s get on with these gorgeous details!
I found this tapestry cool tapestry and couldn’t resist a little earring photo shoot :)
Love the POP of her flowers!
Jessica Peacock’s makeup was FLAWLESS.
Priscilla Collins did such an amazing job on everyone’s hair, she doesn’t mess around!
Lillie and her Pronovias dress were featured on TLC’s I Found the Gown.
Photogs unite!
I love the table set up! I feel like we never see long tables like this.
This cake was so beautiful and classic! And for complete nerds, the basket weave was AMAZING. (Wow, sad I just admitted that).
You have these wonderful people to thank for this gorgeous wedding!
Vendor Information:
Location and Catering: Harvard Faculty Club
Cake: Cakes to Remember
Flowers: Bow Street Flowers
DJ: Randy Barth, Music Management
Wedding Planner: Christine Schall of the Harvard Faculty Club
Invitations: Glo Site.com (paperless invitations)
Rings (Colin’s): Freedman Jewelers (Lillie’s): Colin’s grandmother’s ring
Hair: Priscilla Collins, The Modern Priscilla
Makeup: Jessica Peacock, Katrina Hess
Wedding Dress: Pronovias with the help of Alma from Vows
Shoes: Beautifeel
Earrings: Carolee
Bridesmaid Dresses: David’s Bridal and Nordstrom
Read more about the wedding on Lillie’s blog Around the World L and follow her on Twitter @WorldLillie
Wedding was featured on TLC’s show, I Found the Gown
Thanks ya’ll! We’ll see you Monday for the next lovely couple!
Lillie and Colin were married at the Harvard Faculty Club in Harvard Square, which is such a beautiful old building with so much character. The weather was fine, the celebration was joyous, the bride was perfectly nervous (and gorgeous), what more could you ask for?!
Krista and I started with the bride in a beautiful room upstairs at the Faculty Club, the wallpaper is amazing in there!
This is mine of one of Lillie’s beautiful bridesmaids.
Dream team member Allana Taranto started out with Colin and his guys down the hall. :)
Lillie was featured on the TLC’s I Found the Gown for her stunning dress.
Oh, moms! You are so cute!!
Colin waited at the bottom of these gorgeous stairs to see his bride!
I grabbed this as Lillie made her way down.
The next two are from Allana.
We then snuck away for some portraits, here’s Allana’s view.
And Krista’s.
The grounds of the Faculty Club are magical, something beautiful around every corner and at every angle!
The bridal party was waiting around the corner! Creepers :)
Don’t they look great?!
Then it was off to the Ketubah signing and Bedekken!
A little pre-ceremony prep. :)
This is mine from the front of the aisle.
Oh, Dad!
Wait. We’re married?!
Allana grabbed this as the Bride and Groom were introduced.
There were about a dozen toasts at the reception. Seriously. But honestly, it was kind of amazing. The Bride and Groom introduced each speaker, and it was so touching to hear the different things everyone had to say about the happy couple.
This is mine from my favorite toast of the night.
Then Lillie’s dad brought the house down!
I grabbed this during their super sweet choreographed first dance.
The next two are Allana’s of the Hora!
This one is mine.
And mine as well.
Well that’s all folks! What a lovely day it was! Thank you Lillie and Colin for being so fantastic and letting us capture this day for you! It was such a pleasure.
Everyone check back on Friday for their classy details! And read even more about the wedding on Lillie’s blog!